Coach Bob Gallager shares his journey from growing up in Elbridge, New York to becoming an Assistant Coach at Bowling Green [State University].

Coach Dwight Perry shares his journey from growing up in Durham North Carolina to becoming a walk-on at the University of Kentucky - and now the Head Coach at Wofford College.

Perry walked-on for Coach Tubby Smith at the University of Kentucky and following his graduation from Kentucky he went on to intern with the Stanford University Men's Basketball Team under Coach Johnny Dawkins. Following his time in Palo Alto he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at VCU under Coach Shaka Smart. After earning his Master's Degree from VCU he remained on staff as the Video Coordinator for one season before accepting an Assistant Coach position at Furman under Coach Niko Medved.

After a nice run at Furman under both Coach Niko Medved and Coach Bob Richey - including back-to-back CIT appearances, he moved to Spartanburg to become an Assistant Coach at Wofford College. He was a part of a Wofford program that won games at North Carolina and Georgia during his first few seasons on staff. Coach Perry was promoted to the Associate Head Coach in 2021 and in December of 2022 he was named the Interim Head Coach. During his time as the Interim Head Coach he led Wofford to a win at Texas A&M - which was their only loss at home all season, and as the six seed in the SoCon Tournament the Terriers knocked off third seeded UNCG.

Dwight Perry was named the Head Coach at Wofford College in March of 2023.

Coach CJ Lee shares his coaching journey and how his decision to transfer from a scholarship student-athlete at Manhattan College to a walk-on at Michigan has impacted his life.

Lee was a standout high school player who was a member of Manhattan's team that won the MAAC Regular Season Championship and knocked off FDU and Maryland in the NIT. When he transferred to Michigan he sat out due to the NCAA transfer rules during Coach Tommy Amaker's final season in Ann Arbor, he earned a scholarship from Coach John Beilein and was a co-captain during his senior season at Michigan.

After exhausting his NCAA eligibility he joined the coaching staff as their Administrative Specialist, and then promoted to their Director of Program Personnel. Coach Lee was a part of the coaching staff that took Michigan to multiple NCAA Tournaments including the NCAA Championship in 2013.

Mike Maker hired CJ to be an Assistant Coach on his inaugural coaching staff at Marist. Coach Lee was tasked with staying on at Marist until they hired a new Head Coach when they did not retain Coach Maker. CJ's wife accepted a position as an Assistant Professor at UNCG so he put his college coaching ambitions aside for her and accepted the Head Coach position at Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point North Carolina. He won over 40 games at WCA and when the Director of Basketball Operations job opened up at UNCG he applied and was hired in August of 2022.

Coach Jason Martinez shares his journey from growing up in Saratoga Springs New York to becoming a Strength & Conditioning Coach at the NCAA Division I level.

Martinez graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in Exercise Science, from there he went on to intern with Clemson and Penn State. After his internships he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Lindenwood University where after two years he parlayed that into a job at Wake Forest under Coach Danny Manning. He worked under Coach Ryan Horn and was instrumental in designing a state-of-the-art athletic performance facility at Wake Forest.

East Carolina hired Coach Martinez in 2020 and he spent two seasons on Coach Joe Dooley's coaching staff as their Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach for Men's Basketball. He returned to New York when Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino hired him to his staff at Iona. Coach Martinez also assisted the women's basketball program while working at Iona.

In May of 2023 Coach Martinez was hired at North Texas to be the Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Mean Green.

Coach Bradley Fey shares his journey from growing up in Indiana to becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at App State.

After growing up in a basketball family he went on to play college basketball at DePauw under the legendary Coach Bill Fenlon. In 2016 Fey accepted a Graduate Assistant position at Jacksonville University under Tony Jasick. He spent two years in the ASUN and played a part in coaching JD Notae - who would later transfer to Arkansas and be named an All-American third team.

Shortly after accepting a JUCO coaching position he was offered the Director of Basketball Operations at Presbyterian College working under Coach Dustin Kerns. Fey was a part of a Presbyterian College Blue Hose team that won twenty games and advanced to the CIT Quarterfinals. Kerns accepted the Head Coach position at App State and brought the entire coaching staff with him.

Coach Fey has been an integral part of the Mountaineers success - which includes the third NCAA Tournament appearance in the 100+ year history of the App State men's basketball program.

Coach Cole Wakefield shares his journey from growing up in Katy Texas to becoming a Graduate Assistant at the University of Louisiana.

Cole became a Student Manager at Texas Tech during his sophomore year. He served under both Chris Beard and Mark Adams. During his time with the Red Raider they went 59-32 including a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022.

After graduating from Texas Tech in 2022 he accepted a Graduate Assistant position at the University of Louisiana under Coach Bob Marlin. In his first season in Lafayette the Ragin' Cajuns went 26-8 with a perfect 14-0 at home, and a Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship. For much of the season Louisiana was ranked in the Top 10 of the Mid Major Top 25, and for the first time in nine seasons Louisiana made the NCAA Tournament.

Coach Miles Lester shares his journey from growing up in Kansas to becoming a PWO who earned a scholarship at Rice before transferring as a PWO at Wake Forest who earned a scholarship during his senior year - and now is currently a Graduate Assistant for Coach Kelvin Sampson's Houston Cougars.

Lester moved to Wilbraham, Massachusetts in high school where he was a stand out basketball player and as a senior was named All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Honorable Mention. He decided to attend Rice - where he would start five of the 29 games he played in for the Owls.

After his freshman season he transferred to Wake Forest to play for Kansas legend Danny Manning. He gave up a scholarship at Rice to be a Preferred Walk-On for Wake Forest and had to sit out during the 2018-19 season due to the NCAA Transfer rules. During his time in Wake Forest he played for Coach Manning and then his final two seasons were under Coach Steve Forbes.

Miles was a Team Assistant during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas before landing a Graduate Assistant at The University of Houston. In his first season at Houston they won both the AAC Regular Season Championship before reaching the Sweet Sixteen of the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Coach Molly Bachand shares her journey from growing up in Fairway, Kansas to becoming a Director of Basketball Operations for a NCAA Division I men's basketball program.

She got her first experience working the Roy Williams Camp at Kansas while still in high school and eventually became a Student Manager while at Kansas under Coach Bill Self. After graduating she accepted a position at-then Big 12 member Colorado and spent one year there before returning to Kansas. Molly spent two years at the University of Kansas before accepting a Director of Equipment role at UAB in Birmingham, Alabama.

Coach Danny Manning brought her to Wake Forest as the Director of Equipment Services for both the men’s and women’s basketball programs, when the change in leadership took place in 2020 she found herself out of a job as well.

In 2021 Coach Justin Gray hired her as the Director of Basketball Operations at Western Carolina.

Coach Ashley Howard shares his journey from growing up outside of Philadelphia to eventually being the Head Coach at Drexel from 2018 until 2022.

Ashley was recruited to Drexel and played basketball until a heart condition wouldn't allow him to continue his playing career, he then transitioned into a Student Assistant. In 2004 Dr. John Giannini hired him to be an Assistant Coach on his coaching staff at La Salle.

After four seasons at La Salle he returned to Drexel working under Coach Bruiser Flint - who was the Head Coach while he was a Student Assistant at Drexel. He was part of a coaching staff that led the Dragons to consecutive 20-win seasons, including a school record 29 victories in 2011-12.

From Drexel he went onto Villanova and was an integral piece of team that was two National Championships during a span of five seasons at Villanova. Each season the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament - while also winning four Big East regular season titles and three Big East Tournament championships during his time at Villanova. All together, Villanova won an incredible 92% of their games during his five seasons there (294-24).

In 2018 he was named the Head Coach at La Salle and led the Explorers, currently he's spearheading the "Friends of Nova" NIL collective which helps provide compensation to student-athletes at Villanova.